Gouesnou
Gouenoù
Commune
The church in Gouesnou
The church in Gouesnou
Coat of arms of Gouesnou
Coat of arms
Location of Gouesnou
Gouesnou is located in France
Gouesnou
Gouesnou
Gouesnou is located in Brittany
Gouesnou
Gouesnou
Coordinates: 48°27′16″N 4°27′48″W / 48.4544°N 4.4633°W / 48.4544; -4.4633
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonBrest-4
IntercommunalityBrest Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Roudaut[1]
Area
1
12.08 km2 (4.66 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
6,347
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29061 /29850
Elevation58–103 m (190–338 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gouesnou (French pronunciation: [ɡwenu]; Breton: Gouenoù) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

International relations

Gouesnou is a satellite town of Brest. Gouesnou is twinned with the town of Brecon in Powys, mid Wales enabling cultural exchanges to take place between these two Celtic regions.[3]

Geography

The Penfeld River takes its source in this commune.

Population

Inhabitants of Gouesnou are known in French as Gouesnousiens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,153—    
1800 1,191+0.46%
1806 1,327+1.82%
1821 1,264−0.32%
1831 1,525+1.89%
1836 1,597+0.93%
1841 1,515−1.05%
1846 1,509−0.08%
1851 1,514+0.07%
1856 1,454−0.81%
1861 1,425−0.40%
1866 1,479+0.75%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1872 1,494+0.17%
1876 1,478−0.27%
1881 1,474−0.05%
1886 1,417−0.79%
1891 1,462+0.63%
1896 1,511+0.66%
1901 1,390−1.66%
1906 1,394+0.06%
1911 1,424+0.43%
1921 1,411−0.09%
1926 1,382−0.41%
1931 1,305−1.14%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1936 1,316+0.17%
1946 1,528+1.50%
1954 1,829+2.27%
1962 2,141+1.99%
1968 2,543+2.91%
1975 3,040+2.58%
1982 4,061+4.22%
1990 5,417+3.67%
1999 6,042+1.22%
2007 6,228+0.38%
2012 5,982−0.80%
2017 6,116+0.44%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Breton language

In 2008, 8.32% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gouesnou, EHESS (in French).
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ↑ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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